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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, October 6,2014 Page 9 • Councilmember McGehee recognized the advantages of such a program; howev- er, she opined that that the City Council first needed to have a complete under- standing of what services are currently available in the community. Coun- cilmember McGehee opined that a first step from her perspective would be to de- termine who those existing programs serve, there cost, what does or does not work, and costs to recipients or identifying organizations that sponsor those ser- vices. With that initial information, Councilmember McGehee stated that it would provide her with a better understanding of the former Block Nurse Program and what happened to it, at which time she would be excited to see where a task force identified where the City fit in that overall picture. Ms. Barsel questioned how that information would be determined unless done by a task force, opining that the intent was for the task force to make that initial as- sessment. Councilmember McGehee clarified that she was redefining the order of the task force versus other points made by Ms. Barsel's outline. Councilmember Willmus opined that it was important for the task force to recog- nize the scope and order as noted by Councilmember McGehee; however, he found that information imbedded deeper in Ms. Barsel's notes. Mayor Roe suggested it may be beneficial for the task force to decide what order to do things, opining that the City Council should not preclude them from doing so. Ms. Barsel thanked the City Council for their feedback, and concurred with Councilmember McGehee's comments and the need for an accurate enumeration and assessment of what is currently available. Ms. Barsel advised that the intent was that the information include not only what was being provided by in what numbers. As further noted by Councilmember McGehee, Ms. Barsel agreed that additional components would include the cost and length of service, as well as demographics being served. Ms. Barsel opined that a lot of that information could be defined by the initial task force meetings. Mayor Roe polled the Council to determine if there was any opposition to crea- tion of a task force; with none found. Mayor Roe sought additional comments on how the task force should be constituted and what role the City Council should play. Councilmember McGehee suggested another avenue from which to seek infor- mation was the Early Childhood program (e.g. ECFE); and suggested part of the task force include representatives from the City's Police and Fire Departments. Councilmember McGehee noted Battalion Chief Peterson's current involvement in ACT, suggesting he may want to be involved in this as well. Councilmember